Roller skate construction



March 12, 1940. g, v, R R 2,193,685

ROLLER SKATE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 12, 1959 Calder KlLBmzrzerv IN V EN TOR.

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Patented. Mar. 12, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFHCE ROLLER SKATE CONSTRUCTION Calder V. -L. Bruner, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application May 12,1939, Serial No. 273,316

2 Claims.

This invention relates to roller skate construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a skate having a brake forming a part thereof, the brake being so mounted that it may be applied by merely tilting the skate rearwardly.

An important object of the invention is to provide a brake of this character which may be readily and easily mounted on the usual skate construction, eliminating the necessity of making alterations in the skate, to mount the brake.

A further object of the invention is to provide removable brake shoes which may be readily and easily replaced when they become worn or otherwise rendered inoperative.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational View partly in section, illustrating a brake constructed in accordance with the invention as mounted on a skate.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a modified form of brake, portions thereof being shown in section.

Figure 4 is a rear elevational View of the modified form of brake illustrating one of the brake shoes and its supporting arm in section.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the heel section of a roller skate, is indicated generally by the reference character 5. The rear axle and wheels of the skate are supported by means of the bracket 6 that extends downwardly from the heel portion 5, the bracket providing a support for the housing 1 which includes an upper section 8 and a lower section 9, the sections 8 and d being formed with aligning openings for the reception of the usual securing pin by means of which the rear axle support is secured to the bracket 6.

The rear axle is indicated by the reference character l0 and provides the support for the wheels H.

The brake forming the essence of the present invention, includes a supporting rod ii! that has an upwardly and rearwardly extended end portion l3 of a diameter to fit within the openings of the upper and lower sections 8 and 9 in place of the usual securing pin. The supporting rod I2 is secured to the head M that is provided with circular portions I5 providing supports for the brake shoes It, the brake shoes being constructed of leather, rubber or other suitable braking material. The brake shoes are formed with openings to receive the bolts ii that pass through the circular portion 55, the bolts being held in position by means of the nuts l8, mounted on the bolts.

In the modified form of the invention as shown by Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing, the reference character I 9 designates the supporting rod which is provided with a threaded end M for the reception of the nut 28. The opposite end of the supporting rod is threaded into the head 22, which has laterally extended arms 23 formed into enlargements 24, which enlargements provide supports for the brake shoes 25 which are bolted thereto, by means of the bolts 255.

A set screw indicated by the reference character 2'! extends through the head 22 and engages the end of the rod l9 that extends into the head i 22, as clearly shown by Figure 3 of the drawing. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, I the head 22 will be securely held in position on the rod 19.

It will of course be understood that the rod l9 extends through the aligning openings of the usual cushion housing, forming a part of the usual skate structure, the rod it having the dual purpose of supporting the brake, and at the'same time connecting the upper and lower sections of the housing, with which it is associated.

When it is desired to apply the brake, it is only necessary to tilt the skate rearwardly until the brake shoes contact with the ground surface.

In view of the foregoing detail disclosure, a further disclosure as to the operation of the device is believed to be unnecessary.

What is claimed is: 3

1. In a roller skate, a rear axle support comprising a housing embodying pivotally connected sections having aligning openings, a brake including a rod extending through the aligning openings, said rod extending rearwardly beyond the rear of the skate, a brake shoe support on the rear end of said rod, and removable brake shoes on the brake shoe support.

2. In a roller skate, a rear axle support com prising a housing, embodying pivotally connected sections, a brake including a rod, one end of the rod extending upwardly and rearwardly, said upwardly and rearwardly extended end of the rod 0 extending through the sections of the housing connecting the sections, a head formed on the opposite end of said rod and brake shoes on said head.

CALDER V. L. BRUNER. 

